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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. CSW Industrials's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $78 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $286 Mil.
CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
CSW Industrials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
CSW Industrials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for CSW Industrials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
CSW Industrials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CSW vs FELE, SYM, XE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, CSW Industrials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
CSW Industrials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, CSW Industrials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CSW Industrials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
CSW Industrials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $286 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $286 Mil mean?
CSW Industrials (CSW) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $286 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CSW Industrials and its competitors.
Is CSW Industrials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CSW Industrials' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. Overall, CSW Industrials has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CSW Industrials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FELE and SYM?
CSW Industrials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $286 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CSW Industrials and its competitors. CSW Industrials's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CSW Industrials stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CSW Industrials (CSW) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $354.17, compared to a current price of $345.15 — trading 2.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. CSW Industrials' overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For CSW Industrials (CSW), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is CSW Industrials (CSW) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CSW Industrials stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $345.15 is trading 2.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $354.17.
GuruFocus considers CSW Industrials to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CSW:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $286 Mil
GF Value™: $354.17 vs. price of $345.15 (2.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CSW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
CSW Industrials Inc is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms & domain expertise across three segments: Contractor Solutions, Engineered Building Solutions, & Specialized Reliability Solutions. The company's Contractor Solutions segment involves manufacturing efficient & performance-enhancing products for residential & commercial HVAC/R & plumbing applications, which are designed for professional end-use customers. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Contractor Solutions segment in the U.S. markets. products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, & refrigeration, plumbing products, grilles, registers, & diffusers, building safety solutions, & high-performance specialty lubricants & sealants.
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